Yarn supply stand for looms

ABSTRACT

A stand is provided at the top thereof with spaced parallel bars, the ends of which are turned upwardly at an angle to support yarn spindles, and the opposite sides of the bars centrally thereof are adapted to support vertical yarn spindles so that as many as six spindles can simultaneously supply yarn through a yarn guide to the loom.

United States Patent Inventor Laudls Phllllps Erwin, N.C. 28339 Appl. No. 857,832

Filed Sept. 15, 1969 Patented Oct. 5, 1971 YARN SUPPLY STAND FOR LOOMS 3 Claims, 4 Drawing Figs.

U.S.Cl 139/122 R, 242/130 Int. D0311 47/00 Field olSearch .1 139/122,1,

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 9/1911 Bartmann 1/1925 Longetal. 11/1960 SeigleW. .1 5/1967 Poore et al Primary Examiner-- Henry S Jaudon Attorney-Victor J Evans 81 C0 ABSTRACT: A stand is provided at the 10p thereof with spaced parallel bars, the ends of which are turned upwardly at an angle to support yarn spindles, and the opposite sides of the bars centrally thereof are adapted tn support vertical yarn spindles so that as many as six spindles can simultaneously supply yarn through a yarn guide to the loom,

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YARN SUPPLY STAND FOR LOOMS BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In accordance with present practice, there are only two yarn spindles in use for each loom, thus limiting the loom to the supplying thereof of only two types of fibers, whereas it is desirable quite frequently to supply a greater variety of fibers to the loom.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A stand, vertically adjustable, has an upper shank fixed to a longitudinally elongated support of hollow square section on which is slidable a rod of similar cross section carrying at its ends transversely extending parallel rods The ends of the parallel rods are adapted to support flat spaced bars extending parallel to each other and having their ends bent upwardly at an angle. Each of these ends is adapted to support a yarn spindle, the axes of which will be perpendicular to the bent ends of the bars so that the spindles at opposite ends of the bars are inclined upwardly and inwardly toward each other Centrally of the length thereof, the bars having the upturned ends are provided with openings in which additional yarn spindles may be supported, and accordingly the device is adapted to sup port as many as six spindles to simultaneously feed yarn to a loom.

At a point spaced above the spindles is arranged a yarn guide of yokelike shape arranged in a vertical plane and secured to the loom. The axes of the yarn spindles carried by the parallel bars intermediate the ends thereof lie substantially in the plane of the yarn guide, and the axes of the inclined spindles, carried by the upturned ends of the bars, intersect the vertical plane of the yarn guide adjacent the bottom thereof Accordingly, the yarn is adapted to be readily pulled from the end of each spindle directly toward the yarn guide The device accordingly provides for the feeding of at least'six varieties of yarn to the yarn guide and thence to the loom.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OI THE DRAWING FIG. I is a perspective view of the device,

FIG. 2 is a side elevation of the same showing the yarn guide in position,

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary plan view looking from one side of the device as suggested by the line 3-3 in FIG. 2; and

FIG. 4 is a similar view of the yarn guide taken as suggested by the line 44 in FIG. 2.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring to FIGS l and 2. thenumeral l designates the body of the stand as a whole comprising a tubular stanchion 12 carried by a base l4 fixed to the floor. A shank I6 is slidable in the stanchion and is secured in vertically ad usted position by a pair of setscrews [8 At its upper end, the shank I6 is welded or otherwise secured to a horizontal support which is elongated trans versely of the axis of the stand I0 and of preferably square cross section to slidably receive a supporting bar 22 of similar cross section adapted to be fixed in position relative to the support 20 by set screws 24. The support 20 extends laterally substantially beyond the shank I6 and is braced with respect thereto as at 26. This brace is angular as shown in FIGS. l and 2 and may be welded at its ends, respectively, to the shank l6 and support 20.

Each end of the bar 22 is provided with a rod 28 extending therethrough and substantially therebeyond, :is shown in FIG 1. Each rod 28 adjacent each end extends through a guide 30 fixed with respect to the rod by a setscrew 32, and the guides 30 are carried by flat bars 34, each end of each of which is bent upwardly at an angle as at 36. Each of these bent ends is provided with an opening 38 to receive the lower end ofa yarn spindle 40 The lower end of each such spindle extends through a socket 42 and is tixed thereto by a setscrew 44 0b viously the axes of the spindles 40 at opposite ends of the device are inclined upwardly and inwardly toward each other.

Adjacent its center. eath flat bar it: is provided with an opening 46 to receive the lower end t a yarn \plfldk 48 extending into a socket 50 and fixed thereto by a setscrew 52.

Above the yarn spindles is arranged a yarn guide indicated as a whole by the numeral 54 and including a shank 56 fixed as at 58 to any suitable part ofa loom 60. At its other end the shank 56 is provided with a yarn guide per se 62 shaped in profile as shown in FIG. 4 in the nature of an open-topped eye. The bottom of such device is a straight shank 64 welded to the shank 56 and provided with arcuate inturned ends 66 to to retain the yarn in the guide while the device is in operation.

OPERATION The height of the device relative to the loom is adjustable by loosening the setscrews 18, moving the shank l6 upwardly or downwardly, and then tightening the setscrews I8. The ele ments of the device supporting the spindles are bodily adjustable laterally of the stand by loosening the setscrews 24 and sliding the rod 22 in the support 20. The setscrews 24 obviously will be tightened when the bar 22 is in the properly ad justed position. Similarly the set screws 32 may be loosened to adjust the bars 34 toward and away from each other on the rods 28.

As many spindles as may be desired may be mounted on the device which accommodates up to six spindles in place of the usual two spindles, thus permitting up to six yarns at a time to be fed to a loom. It will be noted that the axes of the spindles 48 lie substantially in the vertical plane of the yarn guide 62, while the spindles 40 are inclined from the vertical so that the planes of the spindles 40 at opposite ends of the device intersect the vertical plane of the yarn guide 62 near the bottom thereof. The pull on the yarn strands therefore feeds the strands as nearly in a constant line as possible from the upper end of the winding on each spindle to the bottom of the yarn guide. Thus the device makes available to the weaving process a larger variety of fibers which may he of different thicknesses and colors. The arrangement of the spindles is such that the yarn will be led to the loom under the same tension. The device is of such site that it will accommodate spools of yarn up to l2 inches to l4 inches in diameter From the foregoing it will now be seen that there is herein provided an improved yarn supply stand for looms which accomplishes all of the objects of this invention and others, including many advantages of great practical utility and commercial importance As various embodiments may be made of this inventive concept, and as many modifications may he made in the embodiment hereinbefore shown and described, it is to be understood that all matter herein is to be interpreted merely as illustrative, and not in a limiting sense I. A yarn supply stand lor looms comprising a pair of spaced parallel members, means at the ends of such members for supporting yarn spindles in such positions that the spindles at opposite ends of the said members are inclined upwardly and inwardly toward each other, said members having their ends bent to incline upwardly and outwardly, said means fixing a yarn spindle to each of said bent ends perpendicularly thereto, said members being flat bars, means for supporting said flat bars parallel to each other and for adjustment toward and away from each other, said means for supporting said flat bars comprising spaced parallel rods, means between said flat bars for supporting said rods, said means for supporting said rods comprising a member connected therebetween of polygonal cross section, and a support for such member of corresponding cross section and in which such member is slidably adjustable, such member being arranged between and parallel to said flat bars.

2. A device according to claim I provided with a vertically adjustable stanchion having an upper end fixed to said support adjacent one end thereof 3 A device according to claim 2 provided with an angular brace connected between said stanchion and said support ad acent the opposite end thercol and means tor fixing said polygonal bar in adjusted positions longitudinally of said support 

1. A yarn supply stand for looms comprising a pair of spaced parallel members, means at the ends of such members for supporting yarn spindles in such positions that the spindles at opposite ends of the said members are inclined upwardly and inwardly toward each other, said members having their ends bent to incline upwardly and outwardly, said means fixing a yarn spindle to each of said bent ends perpendicularly thereto, said members being flat bars, means for supporting said flat bars parallel to each other and for adjustment toward aNd away from each other, said means for supporting said flat bars comprising spaced parallel rods, means between said flat bars for supporting said rods, said means for supporting said rods comprising a member connected therebetween of polygonal cross section, and a support for such member of corresponding cross section and in which such member is slidably adjustable, such member being arranged between and parallel to said flat bars.
 2. A device according to claim 1 provided with a vertically adjustable stanchion having an upper end fixed to said support adjacent one end thereof.
 3. A device according to claim 2 provided with an angular brace connected between said stanchion and said support adjacent the opposite end thereof, and means for fixing said polygonal bar in adjusted positions longitudinally of said support. 